They had a duty to inform the IT community about a large security hole. Stating otherwise is just a weakness in your own pride and ability to deal with setbacks. Yes, the press is going to treat this badly, but it's not exactly going to resonate strongly with most people. A flaw in the http protocol like this is a bit of a saucy item for a news reporter, but due to it's somewhat arcane nature (try explaining to your mother what a protocol is) press coverage will be tempered. It just doesn't have the same human interest as a plane crash would.
A final thought would be: "Don't shoot the messenger"
I have always wanted a personal secretary that would be powerful enough to run a full suite of financial and office apps on the go, with voice/pen/keyboard inputs and wireless voice/net/ir connectivity. This should help speed that up.
Well this rumor has been floating past my inbox a lot today, so I guess ought to pass it on.
That's not a very journalistic approach. Passing rumors about large internet companies does not seem to be the most responsible way to establish credibility or gain influence. I certainly hope this was not just a ploy to use that borg logo again.
. But how hard would it have been for Carmack to come clean with this fact in the beginning?
It was done and this was a fully known issue in all previous test versions of q3. It was cleanly documented and disableable via the console. You make such a big point of reading the documentation, yet it seems you missed this little nugget.
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Having to confirm that stuff every boot of every game would get annoying quickly. It is really bad UI design to use confirmation dialogs when doing anything other than deleting.
The entire linux community is living proof of choice and options. Anyone can do anything (within the realm of possibility), and this is the corner stone of the freemarket and life itself. A glorious self organizing chaos of new ideas and methods.
Your personal attack on residents of redmond and your faith in the government only serve to show your naivety.
The government already forces me to work 5 months out of a year for their benefit, against my will and wishes, I do believe they have enough money. Secondly, the inherently toxic power of budgetary discretion poisons many, and is responsible for obsolescence to continue in its annals, as evidenced by Ice deleveries to capitol hill.
You are still penalizing a developer who is making a linux friendly game for not making it friendly enough for you and your cracked out desert lifestyle. If you use linux, and post on slashdot, and are buying a deathmatch game, decent internet connectivity is generally assumed and taken for granted.
Secondly, If you are earning 6 figures, you should be able to figure out this neat invention called the post office. Mail order the game to yourself, and have someone mail you the executable. No problem.
Thirdly you show a complete sense of arrogance in denying money to a developer that is trying to do what you want. So this feature got cut in post-production, deal with it. Don't cry like a baby and whine because you didn't get exactly what you want when you wanted it and how you wanted it. Life throws you curveballs all the time. Deal with it. You chose a very bad place to live. Things are going to be hard for you that others take for granted, but you can't expect everyone to bend over backwards to accomodate some nut who lives out in the desert.
So to think certain thoughts while comitting a crime is now illegal than merely comitting a crime.
What about the free speech argument? Aren't you impeding their right to free speech to send a message with their crime?
The crux of the matter is that you are now extending the toxic bubble of legislation into the ream of thought. Certain thoughts are now illegal. Certain thoughts have more legality than others. Perhaps they should just ordain a Ministry of Love to ensure that everyone only has constructive thoughts to our collective benevolent protectors.
If you had the technology to limit human thought, would you?
Actually the Microsoft Documentation always lists it as Ctrl + Alt + Delete. Almost every case of documentation lists it as that externally.
Additionally, If he had been using win2k , (and he would have been) that keystroke sequence is how you log on.
Thirdly, at this meeting he said that concentrations of power are bad and should be broken up. Excuse me, but what is the office of the president of the united states exactly?
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A final thought would be: "Don't shoot the messenger"
I have always wanted a personal secretary that would be powerful enough to run a full suite of financial and office apps on the go, with voice/pen/keyboard inputs and wireless voice/net/ir connectivity. This should help speed that up.
After, Government DOES know best.
That's not a very journalistic approach. Passing rumors about large internet companies does not seem to be the most responsible way to establish credibility or gain influence. I certainly hope this was not just a ploy to use that borg logo again.
It was done and this was a fully known issue in all previous test versions of q3. It was cleanly documented and disableable via the console. You make such a big point of reading the documentation, yet it seems you missed this little nugget.
Having to confirm that stuff every boot of every game would get annoying quickly. It is really bad UI design to use confirmation dialogs when doing anything other than deleting.
The entire linux community is living proof of choice and options. Anyone can do anything (within the realm of possibility), and this is the corner stone of the freemarket and life itself. A glorious self organizing chaos of new ideas and methods.
Your personal attack on residents of redmond and your faith in the government only serve to show your naivety.
The government already forces me to work 5 months out of a year for their benefit, against my will and wishes, I do believe they have enough money. Secondly, the inherently toxic power of budgetary discretion poisons many, and is responsible for obsolescence to continue in its annals, as evidenced by Ice deleveries to capitol hill.
actually I've seen more than a few laptops for years with linux pre-installed. Even had the lil redhat logo where the windows logo went.
Secondly, If you are earning 6 figures, you should be able to figure out this neat invention called the post office. Mail order the game to yourself, and have someone mail you the executable. No problem.
Thirdly you show a complete sense of arrogance in denying money to a developer that is trying to do what you want. So this feature got cut in post-production, deal with it. Don't cry like a baby and whine because you didn't get exactly what you want when you wanted it and how you wanted it. Life throws you curveballs all the time. Deal with it. You chose a very bad place to live. Things are going to be hard for you that others take for granted, but you can't expect everyone to bend over backwards to accomodate some nut who lives out in the desert.
What about the free speech argument? Aren't you impeding their right to free speech to send a message with their crime?
The crux of the matter is that you are now extending the toxic bubble of legislation into the ream of thought. Certain thoughts are now illegal. Certain thoughts have more legality than others. Perhaps they should just ordain a Ministry of Love to ensure that everyone only has constructive thoughts to our collective benevolent protectors.
If you had the technology to limit human thought, would you?
Additionally, If he had been using win2k , (and he would have been) that keystroke sequence is how you log on.
Thirdly, at this meeting he said that concentrations of power are bad and should be broken up. Excuse me, but what is the office of the president of the united states exactly?